Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

KTM 390 ADVENTURE

KTM’s small capacity adventure bike has been a long time coming, the rumour mill churning for years before it was finally confirmed and unveiled at the end of 2019. The Austrian firm certainly had the time, and expertise, to build a class-defining bike.

Instead, we got what is effectively a moderately adapted 390 Duke and for many that’s come as a bit of a disappointment. Cast aluminium wheels, short travel suspension, a cramped stood-up riding position and a sense that this Indian-built bike isn’t

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